Respiratory system - vocab Flashcards by Lakshidaa Jayamurugan | Brainscape

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alveol/o

A

alveolus; air sac

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angi/o

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vessel (blood)

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arteri/o

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artery

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aspir/o

A

removal

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atel/o

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incomplete; imperfect

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bol/o

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cast; throw

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bronch/o

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bronchus; bronchial tube

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bronchi/o

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bronchiole, smaller subdivision of the bronchus

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carcin/o

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cancer

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cardi/o

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heart

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carcin/o

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cancer

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cyan/o

A

blue

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diaphragmat/o

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diaphragm

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dilat/o

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to enlarge; expand

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epiglott/o

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epiglottis

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fibr/o

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fiber

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hem/o

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blood

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hist/o

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tissue

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laryng/o

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larynx; voice box

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lob/o

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lobe

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nas/o

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nose

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ox/o; ox/i

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oxygen

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pharyng/o

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pharyng/ throat

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pleur/o

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pleura; serous membrane that enfolds the lung

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pneum/o, pneumon/o

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lung; air

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pulmon/o

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lung

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py/o

A

pus

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resuscit/o

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to revive

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rhin/o

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nose

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sinus/o

A

sinus; cavity

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spir/o

A

breathing

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thorac/o

A

chest

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tonsill/o

A

tonsils

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trache/o

A

trache; windpipe

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tub/o

A

tube

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a-

A

not; without

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anti-

A

against

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brady-

A

slow

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dys-

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painful; difficult

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em-

A

in

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endo -

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in; within

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epi-

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on; over; upon

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eu-

A

good; normal

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hyper-

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above; above normal

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hypo-

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below; below normal

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in-

A

in; into; not

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poly-

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many; much

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tachy-

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fast

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-ant

A

substance that produces

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-ation

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process; condition

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-capnia

A

carbon dioxide

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centesis

A

surgical puncture to remove fluid

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ectasis

A

dilation, expansion

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ema

A

condition

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emia

A

blood condition

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genic

A

produced by or in

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ia

A

condition

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ion

A

process; state; condition

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ism

A

process; condition

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meter

A

measure

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metry

A

process of measuring

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or

A

on who takes action or who does something

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osmia

A

smell

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phonia

A

voice

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pnea

A

breathing

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rrhea

A

flow; excessive discharge

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spasm

A

muscle contraction

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stenosis

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narrowing; tightening

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stomy

A

surgical opening

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thorax

A

chest; plural cavity

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tomy

A

process of cutting; incision